"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Big John" wrote)
In early days in P-80 when every base didn't have JP-1 it was
authorized to fill up with av gas to get home. Did on numerous
occasions and no damage to J-33.


Do you recall the fuel burn with Avgas? Was it similar - 100 gph vs 100
gph, or whatever a P-80 burned? Performance differences? Curious.

I'll bet his tailpipe looked like the exhaust stacks on the jet truck at
Oshkosh. VAROOOOOMMMM!!!!

Rich "Let's light 'em up!" S.